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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1949)
Newbry Urges Safe Driving For Holidays The theme of "peace on earth, good will toward men” must be applied to driving and walking if we are to a- void traffic tragedy during the com ing Christmas holidays, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry declared today. He said disregard for the welfare of others is largely responsible for the 305 lives lost in Oregon traffic during the first 11 months of 1949, and that past records show Decem ber consistantly is one of the most hazardous months of the entire year. Newbry said the major factors in the holiday problem are heavier vehi cle and pedestrian traffic, bad wea ther, and more widespread drinking. “We can overcome these hazards by determining not to endanger our selves or others by our actions in traffic.” the secretary emphasized, "I know of no finer demonstration of the Christmas spirit” December of 1946. when 56 persons were killed, was the worst single month ever experienced in Oregon. Fatalities in October and November of this year exceeded those recorded in the same two months of 1948. Official Derides Drunken Driving During Year Serving LYONS, MEHAMA ELKHORN, MILL CITY GATES, MONGOLO DETROIT, IDANHA T he MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Vol. V—No. 51 January 16 Election Day For Council An election to fill two vacancies on | the Mill City council has been post- j poned from January 10 to January 16 because of belated legal notice of the intent by the council. City Re corder Earl Ragsdale reported today. The election will be held to fill the seats of two members whose terms expire in January. The two mem bers are Robert Veness and Albert Toman, both of whom have con sented to enter the race. Also two other local residents have filed intent of running for the positions. They are Byron Davis and Wesley G. Greene. Five proposed additions to the city will be voted upon at the same elec tion. The annexations include the Cain Lake area between the highway and the river on the west city limits; the Ogden subdivison, borders the Shepherd, CBI and Swift tracts; a small tract on the ridge in the Ma rion county side of Mill City; and the Paul Jahnke site on the east boun dary of town Linn county side. Added this week to the proposed sub-divi3ion<> ...¿.the George Thomas addition, located in the southeast section of Mill City, Linn county I side. This is the first election since the I adoption of the city charter in Octo- ' ber. Conviction of driving while intox icated brought revocation of their dri vers’ licenses to 188 Oregonians in November, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry reported today. An additional 64 licenses were sus pended for offenses ranging from reckless di ving to s’-’ati n o' »>e school bus stopping law. During the month a total of 2,819 convictions for moving traffic violations were ad ded to individual driving records af ter being reported by the courts con cerned, Newbry said. Revocation of license is mandatory upon conviction of driving while in toxicated, but the number of such convictions is low in view of the fre quency and gravity of the offense, the secretary declared. Frequently a charge of driving while intoxicated Three former Santiam canyon resi is reduced to the lesser one of reck, less driving, to which the offender dents were killed by carbon monox. will frequently plead guilty. Some ide poisoning late Tuesday night jurisdictions accompany nearly every when their car slide backwards into conviction with a recommendation for a snowbank and fumes from the license reinstatement. Newbry pointed motor exhaust overcame them. Virgil Lee Johnson, 40. former resi- out that although his office need not accept such recommendations, it can dent of Mill City, who later estab- not investigate every case and must lisher his home in Gates, Jack Virgil usually assume the request is justi Friedley. 38, and his wife, Drucilla Friedley. about 30. of Idanha were fied. Lack of uniformity in handling and asphyxiated when their car stuck in disposing of traffic violations is an a snowbank on the Dalles-California noying to the public and frenquently highway seven miles south of Gil- defeats the efforts of officers who are crist, near Klamath Falls. Johnson was a truck driver for conscientiously trying to enforce the law, he declared, adding that many various logging concerns while a traffic deaths every year are caused resident here. He is survived by his by drunken drivers who managed to widow. Virgie Johnson, and four chil- keep their licenses despite long re ' dren: Sue. Clorinda, Byron and Joy. cords of violation. He cited the case all residing at Taft, Oregon He was of a 22-year-old driver whose license I employed, at the time of the acci had been suspended twice and re dent, near Diamond lake in a logging voked twice, being restored each time ; camp. It was believed Friedley and hi on recommenation of the court. Despite this record, a third convic ■ wife were employed as a cook and tion of drunken driving was accom waitress in a cafe near Bend, The panied by another recommendation three made their home at the Ow i motel in Bend. for reinstatement. Canyon folks Killed By Gas $2.00 a Year, 5c a Copy MILL CITV, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. 194» __ Enterprise Correspondent Wins Newspaper Award Jean Roberts, Mehama corres pondent for The Enterprise, re. ceived an award for submitting the best feature story of the year at a correspondents' lianquet held by the Salem Statesman Friday night. The story first appeared in The Enterprise several weeks ago, en titled, 'Mehama Elk Hunters'. It was noted by the Salem bureau correspondent for United I’ 'ress i news service who sent It out : by wire release to approximately r 4® eastern newspapers. By GEORGE HOPKINS Marion county school superintend ent Agnes C. Booth voiced her ap proval recently to consolidation of the Mill City school district with that of the Elkhorn school district. She added, however, under present conditions, the school board would not allow transportation of students of the Elkhorn district over the Gates-Elkhorn road to Mill City. Thia decision came following a drive over the proposed route by the school of ficial last August. In answer to problems arising from To climax its most successful year, the proposed consolidation of the two the Mill City chamber of commerce school districts, she said a joining of will hold a banquet the evening of the two schools is in order. But, she December 28, in the high school rec added, the county school district reation room. board hopes there is no consideratian An important feature of the eve of the mountain road as a transpor- ning will be the announcement of the tation route. name of Mill Citys’ First Citizen of She said it was brought out in a 1949, as chosen by vote of the mem. public meeting at Elkhorn that a bers . , ljt Consolidation would be of benefit to Robert Veness, newly elected pres- pr. the small community. At the meet ident, and secretary the past year, ing. she and Walter Bell. member of said the membership of the chamber the rural school district board from had grown 600 percent •» 1949, and this zone, msd« sar ''ey did not the organization had taken a leading approve of the road for any school part in the major developments in I transportation, she added. Mill City. Meanwhile, two members of the An estimated $750,000 in new con Elkhorn school board of director, G. struction and business was added to D. Myers and Ray Sischo, have In Mill City in 1949, the chamber re vestigated feasibility of transporta- ported. Biggest single achievement . tion over the route. They found a of the organization was getting Con grade percentage of up to 21%, with solidated Builders, Inc., constructors an extended area for 300 feet wide a of the Detroit dam, to locate tempo I grade of 17 degrees and another of rary offices here and to build about 600 feet with a grade of 16%. $250,000 in housing for top personnel. Investigation with the Marion In addition to housing and business county court proved the county construction. Mill City got a $175.000 would not maintain the road. grade school building. More than a Election on consolidation of the dozen new businesses were estab- two districts will take place Friday, lished. Bank and postal records in December 30. ActOal union of the dicate a growth in trade of 50 per two schools, providing tabulation cent over the previous year. shows favor to the union, will take Population also increased, from place Friday, December 30. Actual 1.223, as shown by a special census 1 union of the two schools, providing in 1947, to an estimated 2,000. I tabulation shows favor to the union, The program of 4 he chamber for will not take place until the fall term the coming year emphasizes a drive of 1950, because the Elkhorn district. to interest new industries in locating No. 115, has hired a teacher for this in Mill City. Manufacturing proc school year. There are at present esses utilizing wood waste are being about eight to ten children of school sought particularly, as there is an age in the Elkhorn district. abundance of the raw material in the The Marion county court had pre. Mill City area. vioualy reported to the press that conditioning of the road would take place by the road commission. How ever, Mr Myers and Mr Sischo re- j ported the commission told them fi nances forced them to stop work Consolidation of the school dis Speculation as to whether several tricts would bring the Isolated com streets located north of highway 222 in Gates, would be closed, was munity within four miles of Gates squelched Friday when the Marion stores and seven miles of Mill City county court brought a decisori to 1 conveniences. Consolidation of the two school dis leave the streets open. A large delegation of property tricts would be advantageous to this owners and members of the Oates area with the increase of tax revenue chamber of commerce attended a for the school system, increasing pos meeting held in the court room in sibility for improvements for faclli Salem to protest, or favor, the clos ties and Increased pay for teachers. A better road would bring the iso ure. Those attending the meeting were lated community within seven miles W. R. Hutcheson, president of the of Mill City conveniences and four chamber of commerce, Norman Gar miles of Gates stores Present con- rison, Glen Hennesa. Jerry Lyons, dirions warrant a fifteen mile tra- «Continued on Page 10) Ned Richards, Mr Helvy, William Stitt, Mr and Mrs Fred Butler,* At bert Millsap, Mr. Adams, Mr. Alex ASSAULT CHARS.E MADE A complaint of assault with a dan ander, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Shepherd. A. D. Scott, Mr Barnhart, Mrs. Ver gerous weapon has been signed non Smith of Mehama. Collis Heath, against Dave Porter, co-leaser ot and several other residents of the Vlv’s steak house in Mill City, by Les Mullins, his partner. local area surrounding Gates. Porter hit Mullins in the head, war FIRE LUHHEM CALLED ranting seven stitches to be taken or. The Mill City volunteer fire depart- the victim's head, with a piece < ment was called out to put out a steel ax Mullins entered the cafe, flue fire at the Herb Maag residence police reported Monday morning about 7 A. M Cause of the stack is not known Damage was slight, according to re- police asserted. Porter is being hel I in the city jail ports Local C. of C. Holds Dinner Niylit otir IjHtiìh i ù anil li, nur praro Ihr nmrlft’a tthrtB- itati aotna t>aur brrn Binyttuj litis nuist brluurii of all (flirtslttuta (Tarnls. whirl) strikro as rlnsr tn thr luutrrr of briiinr inspiration tn tnuttkinh us any munir ran. ïikr mitri? that ta grrat. it haò an huinblr. alnmat ignumintona, be ginning. 3t mas rrratrb in a final, braprratr rffurt tn mrrt a Inral rrrrninttial rmrrgrnrit. by thr rmitbiH rii effortnnf JFraux Utt ubrr. srhiml uiaatrr. aitò father .luarf ffiohr, aaaintant priral nt thi Sauartan nil lattr nf (Dhrrnitnrf. Jftral sung an (fhriatmaa mnrninit nf thr grar 1810, thr mnnbrnna umrba anil innair nf "Utillr Narht’ arr rrnrrrh tniiaii by thr uihnlr rivilizrb umrlb. Christmas Spirit Reigns Over Canyon Area By GEORGE HOPKINS A glamorous forest-green Ever green that adorns the city center, j gaily trimmed in red, blue, green and white lights, coupled with many out door displays of illuminated front lawns and porches and a brisk, cnill favored rain will usher in a bright Christmas day to residents of Mill City and surrounding area this Sun day. 1 Speculations of a white Christmas throughout the first of the week were halted by rain and forecast of more rain by weather bureau offi- . ciala later in the week Citizens, however, were treated with holiday music from records, is suing from Stiffler's appliance center and Porter and Lau Electric chimes will be placed on the community tree Saturday and Sunday, it was re ported by Earl Ragsdale, local man ager of the Porter and Lau store. Colleges throughout the Pacific missing will and murderer, that coast states also had their represen , ended in much comedy, intrigue and tatives in the local area for the holi The rest of the cast in day season Students from the Uni ( suspense cluded Betty Humphreys as Delphine, versity of Oregon, Oregon State col Pat West as Patty Bliss, Marelne lege, many of the smaller institu Verbeck as Liz Tucker. Sue Mikkel- tions of higher learning, and as far sen as Delores D’Alverez Wanda away as the University of Southern Vandermeer as Zip Raleigh, LaVetta California in I»s Angeles were pres Powelson as Alberta Simms. Anna ent at home celebrations along the Mae Nelson as Jenny Wilson and Santiam canyon stretch. Milling, throbbing crowds of local Josephine Roy as the girl Miss Hope Baney. advisor for the people thronged the stores of Salem. Stayton. Mill City and other locali- Junior class, directed the play. \ ties along the slopes of the Santiam river. Skiing was participated in by TREE CONTRIBUTORS the younger set at the favorite Hoo Two local names were erroniouslv doo Bowl, high in the mountains Behind this scene of tranquility lay omitted from the list of community Mom the bright of a Christ Child, bom of Christmas tree contributors. and Pop’s cafe and Coville Realty the Virgin Mary. This beautiful pic also were listed, but overlooked in ture had its setting many years ago in another small community of the report. throbbing throngs. In a darkened corner of a bam, located behind the town inn, the small Child was bom. This Child was one day to minister to the needs of His fellow man. Local churches are throughout this feastive season, re-inacting the scene. Youngsters and oldsters alike joining into groups to commemorate the birth give today’s tribute to a person bom many years ago who stood for what our country was established on, freedom and goodness for all, Jew, Negro, American, as well as the many peoples of our world, It would do well, at this memorable time, to engineer our thoughts to freedom and goodness to all nations. If we, as the man of yesteryear, saw good in all, war would indubitably be an unliklihood. Junior Play Well Attended, Nets $94 (fuming EurntH The Junior class of Mill City high school, presentation of "The Girl With Two Faces" Friday night gar- nered 194 toward the Junior class fund. The play was given with an all girl cast and was well attended at both matinees Wednesday afternoon for grade school students. Thursday afternoon for the high school student body, and the Friday evening per formance. The murder mystery involved an eccentric old lady who invited six young girls to her mountain estate, and shortly after their arrival, she informed them each would receive 450 000 from her will. This was fol lowed by a blackout, a shot was fired, and the old lady. Miss Runyon, portrayed by Joan Davis was found dead. A wild scramble ensued to find the FRIDAY— Judging of outdoor lighting. Timberwolves vs. Jefferson. Detroit community Christmas party. I.O.O.F. meeting. SUNDAY— Community church Christmas pro gram. MONDAY— Community church family dinner Boy Scouts 7:30 WEDNESDAY— C of C banquet Idanha Eagles 8 p m THl RsDAY— Chamber of Commerce noon (Thia is a partial listing. All or ganizations are invited to use this space.) School Officer Favors New Consolidation Court Rejects Road Closure